2026 World Cup roster predictions for Team USA
We are just months away from the start of the 2026 World Cup. USA TODAY Sports’ Seth Vertelney shares his USMNT roster predictions.
The 2025-26 UEFA Europa League final is set.
Aston Villa will face Freiburg in the showpiece after the two sides won their respective semifinal ties on Thursday, May 7.
Villa defeated Forest 4-0 in the second leg, earning a trip to the final through a 4-1 aggregate victory.
Ollie Watkins and Emi Buendia scored the decisive goals at Villa Park before John McGinn made the tie safe with a late brace.
This is the first Europa League final for Aston Villa, whose only major European honor came when it won the European Cup — the forbearer to the Champions League — in 1981-82.
Freiburg beat Braga 3-1 at the Europa-Park-Stadion, as the German side took advantage of a sixth-minute red card from Braga’s Mario Dorgeles to overturn a first-leg deficit, winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate.
The Bundesliga outfit has reached the first European final in club history.
Here’s what to know about this year’s final:
When is Europa League final?
The 2026 final is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20 at 3 p.m. ET.
Where is Europa League final?
The 2026 UEFA Champions League final is being played at the Tüpraş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
Europa League bracket 2026
Knockout playoffs
- Ferencváros defeats Ludogorets 3-2 on aggregate
- Panathinaikos def. Viktoria Plzeň 4-3 on penalties (3-3 aggregate)
- Genk def. Dinamo Zagreb 6-4
- Celta Vigo def. PAOK 3-1
- Stuttgart def. Celtic 4-2
- Nottingham Forest def. Fenerbahçe 4-2
- Bologna def. Brann 2-0
- Lille def. Red Star Belgrade 2-1
Round of 16
- Braga def. Ferencváros 4-2 on aggregate
- Real Betis def. Panathinaikos 4-1
- Freiburg def. Genk 5-2
- Celta Vigo def. Lyon 3-1
- Porto def. Stuttgart 4-1
- Nottingham Forest def. Midtjylland 3-0 on penalties (2-2 aggregate)
- Bologna def. Roma 5-4
- Aston Villa def. Lille 3-0
Quarterfinals
- Braga def. Real Betis 5-3 on aggregate
- Freiburg def. Celta Vigo 6-1
- Nottingham Forest def. Barcelona 2-1
- Aston Villa def. Bologna 7-1
Semifinals
- Aston Villa def. Nottingham Forest 4-1 on aggregate
- Freiburg def. Braga 4-3
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